Where is OKX headquartered?

OKX's US corporate headquarters is in San Jose, California, established in April 2025 as part of the company's formal re-entry into the American market following the $505M DOJ settlement. The San Jose location houses US CEO Roshan Robert and the executive and compliance leadership team overseeing the US exchange and Web3 Wallet rollout. San Jose was selected for its proximity to Silicon Valley technology talent, existing fintech infrastructure, and proximity to California regulatory bodies including the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).

OKX's international corporate entity — Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. — remains domiciled in the Seychelles, the legal home for the global offshore exchange business serving users outside US and EU regulatory perimeters. This bifurcated structure is standard among major crypto exchanges: the offshore entity captures global volume outside heavily regulated markets, while the domestic entity (OKX US LLC) handles the regulated domestic market with full AML/KYC compliance under the DOJ monitor.

Malta serves as OKX's EU headquarters, the jurisdiction through which it obtained its MiCA license in January 2025 — enabling passported regulated operations across all 30 EEA member states. Malta has been OKX's European anchor since 2018, and the office is the operational center for European compliance, customer onboarding, and local product customization under Erald Ghoos as Europe CEO. A Paris office has also been established for Western European market development.

Singapore is OKX's APAC hub, home to OKX Singapore Pte. Ltd., which received its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2024. CEO Gracie Lin — a former MAS regulator and Grab executive — leads the Singapore operation, overseeing digital payment token services and money transfer capabilities. Dubai houses OKX's Middle East operations under a full VARA VASP license covering exchange, lending, investment management, and brokerage services. Additional offices in Sydney (Australia), Hong Kong, São Paulo and Buenos Aires (Latin America), Ankara (Turkey), and Nassau (Bahamas) complete a footprint spanning 160+ countries.

OKX's geographic concentration tells a clear story for enterprise sales territory planning. Budget decision-makers cluster in three primary hubs: San Jose and New York (US institutional and compliance), Malta (EU regulated markets), and Singapore (APAC institutional). Field events, executive briefings, and ABM campaigns should prioritize these clusters — they hold the compliance, risk, and product budget owners with the most active procurement mandates.

For sellers targeting the AML/KYC and compliance buyer, Malta and San Jose are highest priority: Malta houses the MiCA compliance team overseeing 30 EEA countries, while San Jose hosts the US compliance team operating under the DOJ monitor through 2027. Any vendor with a DOJ-acceptable transaction monitoring or sanctions screening solution has an explicit mandate buyer in both locations. Dubai is a secondary priority for GRC and institutional sales given the VARA compliance obligations. Latin American offices (São Paulo, Buenos Aires) and Ankara are primarily growth-stage market development offices with limited central procurement authority — route those relationships through the San Jose or Singapore regional leaders.